Debora Patta is a CBS News senior foreign correspondent based in Johannesburg. Since joining CBS News in 2013, she has reported on major stories across Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Edward R.

The population has dwindled across Africa for several reasons. LONDON -- Giraffe numbers are dwindling across Africa because of poaching and habitat loss caused by human population growth, according ...

(CBS) --An American hunter is pushing back against her critics, after photos of her next to a giraffe she killed in South Africa triggered outrage. Tess Thompson Talley told CBS News in a statement ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African animal rights group is planning to sue the people responsible for the death of a giraffe that smashed its head on a bridge as it was transported in a trailer ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Koure, Niger — A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo ...

An American woman and her son were seriously injured by a giraffe. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The father of an American woman who was attacked by a giraffe on a wildlife reserve in South Africa ...

The giraffe, the tallest land animal, is now at risk of extinction, biologists say. Because the giraffe population has shrunk nearly 40 percent in just 30 years, scientists put it on the official ...

Giraffes, the tall but graceful icons of the African savannah, are at risk for extinction because of poaching and hunting, reports suggest. Giraffa camelopardalis has long been listed as a “least ...

Giraffes are a majestic sight in Africa with their long necks and distinctive spots. Now it turns out there are four different giraffe species on the continent, according to a new scientific analysis ...

Six French tourists visiting a giraffe reserve in West Africa were killed Sunday in an ambush carried out by suspected terrorists on motorcycles, according to reports. Two others were also killed in ...